IKEA to open 3-storey store with eatery in Jem next year

It's IKEA's first 'small-store concept' in Southeast Asia

Mandy How | May 11, 2020, 11:13 AM

 

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Swedish furniture giant IKEA is opening a new outlet in Jem in 2021.

Photo via IKEA Singapore

This is the brand's third store in Singapore.

The Jem outlet will span three floors inside Jem, and about 6,500 square metres.

Despite its apparent size, it's IKEA's first "small-store concept" in Southeast Asia.

But one can probably see why after comparing it to the Tampines outlets, which stands at a whopping 70,000 square metres (including its carpark).

To compare store sizes alone, IKEA Tampines is about six times bigger than the Jem outlet.

The Jem store will not have a playground or built-in warehouse, although the full IKEA range remains available.

More importantly, IKEA's eatery, with its fried chicken wings and Swedish meatballs, will be part of the store.

Great.

Top image via IKEA Singapore